Product lines and commercial models
Two product lines for two distinct operational workflows.
MaeWest Cargo Operations provides Office and Field applications for operational analytics and QHSE. MaeWest Blending provides Trader and FSO applications for blend planning and signed vessel execution.
Two product paths
Cargo Operations: start with Desktop for single-user operation, then move to Office for shared records, signed Field submissions, and administrator-level control.
Blending: deploy Trader and FSO as a pair for live charter execution, with a planned Trader edition for shore-side optimisation workflows.
Cargo Operations at a glance
Operational control and evidence for cargo teams.
MaeWest Cargo Operations is designed for operators and consultants who need reliable voyage analytics, repeatable reporting, and QHSE governance in the same working system.
- Voyage performance visibility: track Total Voyage, Loading, and STS operations in a structured operational record.
- Standard reporting discipline: use consistent templates for inspection, surveyor, safety, and QHSE outputs.
- Trend and deficiency analysis: compare voyages and loading events to identify recurring causes and corrective priorities.
- Office and Field continuity: connect shore Office records with signed Field submissions in a controlled import workflow.
- Audit-ready provenance: maintain a tamper-evident SHA-256 record path from source submission to final report.
Blending at a glance
Blend engine-led planning for Traders and FSO teams.
MaeWest Blending supports blend planning decisions on shore while keeping vessel execution records aligned. The product line supports paired Trader/FSO deployment and a planned Trader-only path.
- Blend engine first: evaluate alternative blend recipes quickly with feasibility checks grounded in operational constraints.
- Margin optimisation: compare blend paths by expected margin impact, dilution cost, and quality outcome before committing cargo.
- What-if scenarios: model price, quality, volume, and timing changes to evaluate trading decisions ahead of execution.
- Trader edition as a distinct offer: make the Trader application available for shore users who need optimisation and instruction control without mandatory vessel-side deployment.
- FSO-to-Trader closed loop: keep instruction issue, executed transfer records, and ROB returns connected in one signed chain.
Tier matrix
Choose the product line that matches the mission.
Cargo Operations scales from single-user Desktop to connected Office and Field teams. Blending is charter-linked for vessel execution and expanding toward a Trader-only edition.
Office & Field
| Option | Ideal for | Key benefits | Users / deployment | Price from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desktop Essentials No server | Standalone users who need dependable voyage performance records. | Core voyage performance control: record Total Voyage, Loading, and STS operations with clear summary reports. | Desktop only. Easy upgrade to Desktop Professional. | £750 perpetual licence, including bug-fix updates for 12 months |
| Desktop Professional No server | Consultants needing stronger reporting and operational analysis. | Deeper operational insight: adds multiple-voyage statistics and comparison tools. | Desktop only. Easy upgrade to Desktop Compliance. | £1,000 perpetual licence, including bug-fix updates for 12 months |
| Desktop Compliance No server | Consultants needing inspection, safety, and QHSE-ready documentation. | Inspection-ready reporting: adds cargo suitability reports and statistics, safety reports, inspector performance reports, QHSE procedures, and surveyor templates. | Top Desktop tier. Moving to Office is a product-family migration rather than an in-place tier upgrade. | £1,500 perpetual licence, including bug-fix updates for 12 months |
| Office Starter Connected | Small operators moving from isolated desktops to shared working. | Shared working made simple: move from isolated desktop files to a controlled server-connected system with Field transfer bundles and content-hashed provenance. | 1 Office user plus 3 Field sync clients. | £2,500 per year |
| Office Professional Connected | Growing marine consulting teams needing collaboration and Field reporting. | Team collaboration at scale: support multiple Office users, Field reporting, priority database assistance, and a central audit-trail viewer for administrators. | 2 Office users plus 5 Field sync clients. | £3,500 per year |
| Enterprise QHSE Management Connected | Regional consulting entities needing a scalable QHSE management system. | Deploy a turnkey QHSE MS with manual, procedures, records entry, report templates, long-term preservation, and an auditable chain for internal QHSE review and third-party inspection under supervision. | 3 Office users plus 10 Field sync clients. | £5,000 per year |
| Field add-on Single seat | Add an extra Field surveyor seat to any Connected Office deployment. | Companion Field client for one additional user, paired against your Office deployment. | 1 additional Field sync client, tied to the Office subscription term. | £150 per seat, per year |
| Field add-on 5-pack | Add five Field surveyor seats at a bundle price. | Five companion Field clients for growing survey teams, paired against your Office deployment. | 5 additional Field sync clients, tied to the Office subscription term. | £700 per 5-pack, per year |
FSO & Trader (coming soon)
Pricing will be announced when the product is ready for release.
| Option | Ideal for | Key benefits | Users / deployment | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FSO & Trader Charter-linked subscription | Floating Storage & Offloading operators and their shore Traders working under a fixed-term Charter Party. | Purpose-built FSO/Trader workflow: signed instruction bundles from shore to vessel, FSO records the actual transfer, signed ROB snapshots and un-shipped items return to the Trader. Reconfigurable at charter roll-over for the next vessel; audit chain preserved. | 1 FSO seat (per vessel) plus 1 Trader seat. Additional Field installs available. | Coming soon register interest via Contact |
| Trader Edition Planned offer | Shore-side traders focused on blend economics, scenario modelling, and instruction control. | Blend planning workflow with what-if analysis and signed instruction issuance, without vessel-side administration overhead. | Trader seat(s), deployable independently or alongside FSO subscriptions. | Coming soon release and pricing to be confirmed |
Deployment detail
Operational, commercial, and lifecycle details.
Cargo Operations Desktop vs Office
Desktop tiers are for standalone, single-user operation where the same person captures, reviews, and reports on their own records. Office tiers are for controlled multi-user operation where the Office database becomes the system of record.
Within Desktop, upgrades move from Essentials to Professional to Compliance. Moving from Desktop Compliance into Office is a product-family migration because the backend and collaboration model change.
Field-to-Office workflow
Connected Office deployments do not require a live network connection between Field users and the Office server. Field clients prepare signed transfer bundles and deliver them by USB, network share, email, or another controlled file-transfer route.
On import, Office verifies the bundle and writes accepted records into the shared database, preserving a traceable path from Field submission to Office record.
QHSE Management System
Enterprise QHSE Management adds a turnkey QHSE MS with Codes of Practice, HSE and operational procedures, structured forms, live saving to user-machine folders, retrievable and editable record history, and report templates for Loading, Outturn, STS, Tank Cleaning, and Suitability inspections.
The QHSE material is designed to support operational discipline, internal review, and supervised third-party audit activity without replacing the customer's own certification responsibilities.
Blending workflow and scenario planning
MaeWest Blending is designed for rapid blend-path exploration before cargo commitments are made. Traders can model alternative recipes, test constraints, and issue signed instructions from a controlled commercial baseline.
What-if scenarios make the decision process explicit: a change in quality target, component availability, or economics can be tested before operations are instructed.
FSO & Trader charter-linked subscription
An FSO deployment is time-boxed by its Charter Party — typically six to twelve months — after which the vessel may roll off charter or be re-flagged for a new charter party. The FSO & Trader tier is therefore priced as an annual per-vessel subscription that runs while the charter is live and can be renewed, paused, or reassigned when the next charter begins.
Reconfiguration between charters (new tank layout, new vessel identity, new Trader counterparty) is covered by the active subscription rather than treated as a fresh purchase. Extra Field installs use the standard add-on pricing.
When a subscription ends, the customer can convert to a low-cost archive licence that keeps the signed audit chain readable and exportable for auditors without renewing the full active seat.
Audit chain and SHA-256 provenance
MaeWest records a tamper-evident audit chain using content hashes so operational and commercial changes can be traced across both product lines.
The goal is defensible provenance: if a report, instruction, or execution record is challenged, the underlying path can be checked independently rather than relying only on exported documents.
Desktop-to-Office migration
A customer can start with a Desktop tier and later move to Office when collaboration, Field submissions, or centralised administration becomes necessary. Because Desktop and Office use different deployment models, this is handled as a planned migration rather than a simple licence switch.
The intended migration path preserves existing Desktop business data while moving the customer into the Office database and connected workflow.
Prices are starting prices and remain subject to final licence terms, implementation scope, and support agreement. Additional Office Field installations can be added to a subscription at £150 per unit or £700 per five units. Desktop-to-Office migration is a product-family change and may require a planned data migration. Trader & FSO is charter-linked: the active subscription can be renewed or reassigned at charter roll-over, and expired subscriptions may be converted to a read-only archive licence so the signed audit chain remains available to auditors. Trader Edition is a planned MaeWest Blending offer and release scope is subject to final product definition.